The Republican candidate for the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture seat has he conceded the race to Fort Lauderdale lawyer Nikki Fried. Matt Caldwell, a real-estate appraiser from North Fort Myers who has served the past eight years in the Florida House, said in a statement that he still had questions about how ballots were handled…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
PENSACOLA MOTORCYCLE FATALITY
Pensacola Police say a man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning. Police say it happened just after 2 a.m. on Cervantes and “S” streets when the motorcycle collided with an SUV. The name of the victim has not yet been released.… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY WEEKEND SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a weekend double-shooting. Responding deputies say around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, two men showed up to the Waffle House on New Warrington Road with gunshot wounds. The victims told deputies that three black males tried to rob them outside the Family Dollar store on Chief’s Way, and then shot…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY PLANE CRASH
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says one person died and another was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after a small plane crashed on Forest Road near Niceville Saturday afternoon. The plane went between Jason Drive and Golf Course Drive just before 1 p.m. Two people were removed from the aircraft and taken to…… MORE
FLORIDA COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Democrat Nikki Fried has defeated Republican Matt Caldwell for the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture seat. If the results are certified tomorrow, Fried will replace Republican Adam Putnam who was barred from seeking a third term by term limits and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. With the defeat of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Fried…… MORE
Democrat Andrew Gillum has conceded the governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis after trailing by more than 30,000 votes. The 39-year-old Gillum earned national attention and financial backing for his liberal platform that included expanding Medicaid and raising taxes to spend more on education even though both ideas would have been hard to pass through…… MORE
FLORIDA GOVERNOR’S RACE
Democrat Andrew Gillum has conceded the governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis after trailing by more than 30,000 votes. The 39-year-old Gillum earned national attention and financial backing for his liberal platform that included expanding Medicaid and raising taxes to spend more on education even though both ideas would have been hard to pass through…… MORE
SENATOR NELSON CONCEDES
Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson has conceded the Senate race to Governor Rick Scott. The final results show Scott defeated Nelson by just over 10,000 votes out of 8 million cast. The three-term incumbent was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and before that served six terms in the U.S. House and as…… MORE
BALLOT COUNT DEADLINE NOT EXTENDED
A federal judge has denied a request to extend today’s 3 p.m. deadline to recount ballots for a number of tight races in Florida, including the races for Governor and U.S. Senate. Susan Bucher, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, said her county needed more time to recount the ballots because they were using…… MORE
NEW BEACH PARKING
An Escambia County man has claimed a top prize in the Florida Lottery’s $10,000 Week for Life Scratch-Off game. 47-year-old Jonathan Wiggins of Century collected his winnings in Tallahassee. opting for a one-time lump-sum payment of $8,450,000. Tickets for the are $20 each and the Florida Lottery says three of the six top prizes have…… MORE
